Debian package downloads the font files with wget, using a lot of parameters and several possible URLs, so it eventually succeeds. Ubuntu package uses update-notifier, which in turn uses apt-helper ( thanks the sources in Python language ), which uses I don't know what... I found a method leading to a successful installation of Ubuntu package. The clue consists in : 1. pre-loading the font files with wget, 2. create a small database file for debconf, telling that the EULA MS licence has been accepted and that the font files are stored in a certain directory, 3. installing the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package after setting two debconf variables.
For point 1, I wrote a little script using wget with the same options that the debian package and the same URL as Ubuntu package. For points 2 and 3, I wrote a little script that generates the debconf file, sets and exports the variables DEBIAN_FRONTEND and DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE, and successfully calls apt-get install. ** Attachment added: "Pre-loading of font files." https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1713615/+attachment/5330593/+files/recup_fics -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713615 Title: ttf-mscorefonts-installer fails because Redirection from https to http is forbidden To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/msttcorefonts/+bug/1713615/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
